sao-paulo

+ 30

• Architects

  Pascali Semerdjian arquitetos

• Location

  São Paulo, Brazil

• Responsible Architects

  Sarkis Semerdjian , Domingos Pascali

• Team

  Sarkis Semerdjian , Domingos Pascali, Roberta Brain, Linda Mattoli, Leopoldo Schettino

• Area

  411.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Ricardo Bassetti

This article was originally published on August 14, 2014. To read the stories behind other celebrated architecture projects, visit our AD Classics section.

When Lina Bo Bardi received the commission to build a new museum of art on São Paulo’s Terraço do Trianon, she was given the job under one condition: under no circumstances could the building block the site’s panoramic vistas of the lower-lying parts of the city. This rule, instituted by the local legislature, sought to protect what had become an important urban gathering space along Avenida Paulista, the city’s main financial and cultural artery. Undeterred, Bo Bardi came up with a solution that was simple and powerful. She designed a building with a massive split through its midsection, burying half of it below the terrace and lifting the other half into the sky. As a result, the plaza remained open and unobstructed, and in 1968, the iconic São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) was born.

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+ 17

• Architects

  Pascali Semerdjian arquitetos

• Location

  São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

• Architect in charge

  Domingos Pascali, Sarkis Semerdjian

• Team

  Fábio Rudnik

• Area

  70.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Ricardo Bassetti

+ 70

• Architects

  Lair Reis, Studio Mk27 - Marcio Kogan

• Location

  São Paulo, Brazil

• Team

  Anna Helena Villela, Beatriz Meyer, Carlos Costa, Laura Guedes, Luciana Antunes, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo Pessano

• Interiors

  Claudia Issa

• Area

  827.0 m2

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

+ 48

• Architects

  Gabriela Coelho, SuperLimão Studio

• Location

  São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

• Team

  Gabriela Coelho, Antonio Carlos Figueira de Mello, Lula Gouveia e Thiago Rodrigues, Julia Seródio, Pedro Luna, Renato Assada, Juliana Marcato

• Area

  1800.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Maíra Acayaba

+ 47

• Architects

  Casa14 Arquitetura

• Location

  São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

• Architect in Charge

  Mariana Andersen e Mariana Guradani (Casa14 partners)

• Other Participants

  Max Heringer and Gabriele Azevedo

• Area

  900.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Maira Acayaba

+ 25

• Architects

  MM18 Arquitetura

• Location

  Aeroporto internacional de Guarulhos – São Paulo, Brasil

• Architects in Charge

  Marcos Paulo Caldeira, Mila Strauss, Larissa Burke, Fabiane Sakai, Thiago Buccieri

• Area

  3950.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Pedro Vannucchi

+ 39

• Architects

  Basiches Arquitetos Associados

• Location

  Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 1522 - Jardim America, São Paulo - SP, 01442-002, Brazil

• Authors

  José Ricardo Basiches, Ronaldo Shinohara

• Area

  362.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Fran Parente

+ 19

• Architects

  Studio Arthur Casas

• Location

  São Paulo, Brazil

• Author

  Arthur Casas

• Team

  Marina Werfel, Carolina Carrieri, Marina Kulish Bilman, Daniel Vianna, Miti Sameshima, Joana Pini

• Area

  750.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Ricardo Labougle

+ 26

• Architects

  Zoom Urbanismo Arquitetura e Design

• Location

  R. Pamplona, São Paulo - SP, Brazil

• Architect in Charge

  Guilherme Ortenblad

• Team

  Guilherme Ortenblad, Kathleen Chiang, Mariane Takahashi Christovam, Ana Carolina de Lima, Alex Ninomia, Rosa Clara Alves, Luana Pedrosa, Tadeu Omae.

• Area

  150.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Maíra Acayaba

The story of the "Redondinhos" housing project in Heliópolis, São Paulo began with a misinterpreted quote by Ruy Ohtake. In 2003, a magazine published the following statement attributed to the prestigious architect and urban planner: "What I find most ugly in São Paulo is Heliopolis." After seeing the report, Ohtake clarified that his intention was to say that the ugliest in the city is the difference between rich and poor neighborhoods - "the difference between the Morumbi neighborhood and Heliopolis, the largest favela," he corrected.

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• Architects

  mf+arquitetos

• Location

  São Paulo, Brazil

• Landscaping

  Bia Abreu

• Engineering

  ws constructor

• Area

  200.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Felipe Araujo

+ 28

• Architect

  Boldarini Arquitetos Associados

• Location

  São Paulo, Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

• Authors

  Marcos Boldarini, Lucas Nobre

• Team

  Flavia G. Cavalcante, Juliana J. Pedroso de Melo, Larissa Reolon, Marcia Trento, Marta Abril, Renata Serio, Rodrigo Garcia e Patrícia Tsunoushi – Arquitetos. Aline Costa, Priscila Anderson

• Area

  283000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographer

  Marcos Boldarini

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• Architects

  Rocco Arquitetos

• Location

  São Paulo, Brazil

• Architect in Charge

  Giancarlo Rocco

• Collaborators

  Luciano Rocco, Ucha Pasquali Rocco, Simone Ferreira, Jairo Correa Junior

• Area

  262.3 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Evelyn Muller

+ 19

• Architects

  Studio Arthur Casas

• Location

  Alameda Jaú, São Paulo - SP, Brazil

• Architect in Charge

  Arthur de Mattos Casas

• Project Managers

  Gabriel Ranieri, Regiane Khristian, Beto Cabariti

• Coordinators

  Ana Beatriz

• Area

  9444.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Fernando Guerra | FG+SG